re: Protest leader in Ferguson has car stolen.

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The constitution is the constitution and it should be upheld by all of those who work for the police.

I completely agree with you in original content philosophical plain meaning theory, but how much have you studied the evolution of the constitution in the court system and the systematic enlargement of the executive branch's powers specifically law enforcement?

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The point I like to make in this kind of discussion is "you get what you pay for". LEO jobs aren't the highest paying jobs in America. These guys probably graduated in the lower half of the class some being thugs and bullies in their younger years. They learned very little about the constitution in school and almost nothing after. They have never faced a situation like this before. They are faced with trying to control a crowd by any means available.

I'm not making excuses. I am a strict constitutionalist ... but I am a realist too. I have many friends in law enforcement and drew my description from them. In a case such as this the offenders should be dealt with after the fact but it is an unreal expectation of them to work within laws they don't even know.

The only solution I have ever been able to come up with is to pay more taxes to hire and train people with higher I.O.s that have passed testing on local, state, and federal laws.